Allan holmes



(No Model.)

A. HOLMES;

LANDING NET.

' No. 524,942. Patented Aug. 21,1894.

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UNITED STATES ALLAN HOLMES, OF DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND.

LANDING-NET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 524,942, dated August21, 1894.

Application filed .Tune 4, 1894. Serial No. 5l. 3,384. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern: a Be it known that I, ALLAN HOLMES, residlngn the city of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Landing-Nets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to anglers landing nets and it primarily has foritsobject to pro her, that it can be quickly swung into position or foldedback without the necessity of detachlng any of the parts or to employspecially arranged shifting devices, and in which thesaldframe willswing to its extended positlon by tilting or holding the handle or polew1th its front end downward;

Further it has for its object to provide simple and effective lockingmeans with which the frame will automatically engage when swung to itsextended or folded positions and held thereby until released therefromby hand manipulatioml With other minor objects in view which hereinafterwill appear my invention consists in such novel features ofconstructionand peculiar combination of parts, such as will be firstdescribed in detail and then be specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved landing net. Fig. 2 is aplan view of thesame the net frame being at its extended position (thenet beingremoved). Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the net frame turnedback onto the handle. Fig. 4 is a side view of. the same assembled as inFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail plan View of 'the end of the pole andshowing, more clearly the lock devices. Fig.

6 is a transverse section on the line 6-6 Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a detailview of a modification hereinafter referred to.

In carrying out my invention I employ a handle or pole member A, havingpreferably a flat upper face at the ferrule end, on which is fitted aferrule B, having a flat face b, on

the front end of which is a centrally disposed lug B, having parallelvertical side faces b b, and at its rear, a vertical angle face I) for apurpose presently explained.

0 indicates the not carrying frame, which in its contour is preferablycircular as shown,

although if desiredit may in practice he pear, square or othershape,:and such frame comprises four sections or rods, connected by aThe ends of the member 0 have circular apertures 0 0 which in thepreferred construction pass over pins D and E, projected up from theferrule B at points equidistant from the lug B, one of such pins D,which I term--the lower pin-being in the nature of a screw bolt, thehead of which fits flush with the end 0*, while the ,other, which Itermthe upper pinis much longer than'the first pinas well as the lug Bbefore referred to, to allowthe end c to be elevated a little more thanthe height of the first pin to allow the rodor end attached to the pinEto clear and travel over the end attached to the pin D when the frame 0is turned back onto the handle, and to prevent such end c from becomingaccidentally disconnected from the said pin D and also to admit of itsbeing (1etached therefrom when it is desired to secure the net to theframe 0, a screw stop or nut G is fitted thereon as most clearly shownin Fig. 6. By thus connecting the ends of the frame 0 to the handle, thesections of the frame can be readily swung on their pivots horizontallyback fiat onto the handle as shown in Fig. 3,

the side joints being rounded so as to turn against the adjacentvertical face of the lug,

B, the end 0*, having a similar straight face,

and a round portion, such round portion being however for uniformityonly.

The lock lug B before referred to has its edge formed flush with thefront edge of the ferrule and has its vertical faces so arranged, that,when the frame is extended, the member c will drop down toward ferruleplate B and engage with its straight portion the adjacent face of thelug and thereby hold the said frame locked to its extended position.

When the net is required for use, (the parts being as shown in Fig. 3)the handle is held with pin D downward which causes the frame 0 to turnon the pivots until the straight face of the member c engages theadjacent face of the lug B',-this causes the frame sections to open out,and when fully opened the end c will come with its straight face inalignment with the adjacent lug face, and

will drop and seat on the ferrule withits straight portion held lockedagainst each adjacent lug face and thereby keep the frame held locked toan extended position.

After use the upper section C is raised by hand to clear the end 0 andthe sections folded inward and swung horizontally rearward onto thehandle, until the lower end c engages the inclined rear face of the lugB which forms a support or seat to hold the frame to its folded positionwhen the handle is turned with the pin E downward, and also to limit theinward swing of such frame.

While I prefer to employ two pivot pins, such construction beingdesirable as it admits of a simple locking means being arrangedintermediate thereof, a single pivot may be used as shown in Fig. 7, inwhichconstruction however other locking means may be provided, or ifdesired such locking means omitted. v

From the foregoing taken in connection with the drawings it' will benoticed the net frame has practically a single pivotal connection withthe handle, the sections of the frame so arranged that the same can beswung inward or outward without the necessity of the slide levers orlock rod devices usually employed for such purpose. My improved net isexceedingly simple in its construction, can be easily manufactured andwill effectively serve for its intended purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is-

1. A landing net comprising a handle member, and a collapsible net frameformed of side sections pivotally joined to close inward, and having itsends pivotally connected to such handle, substantially as shown, wherebythe net frame can be swung rearward on to the face of the handle oroutward therefrom by the manipulation of the handle, as herein beforedescribed.

2. Alanding net comprising a handle member having a lock member at theend thereof and a collapsible net frame having its end members pivotedto the end of the handle and adapted, when the frame is swung outward toautomatically engage the lock member and be thereby held to its open orspread position, substantially as described.

3. A landing net comprising a handlemember, having a pair of pivots, oneof which is extended beyond the other, and a collapsible net framehaving its ends connected to the said pivots, all arranged substantiallyas shown whereby one of the ends of the frame can be adjusted on itspivot out of alignment with the opposing end as and for the purposes setforth.

4. A landing net comprising a handleniember, having at its end acentrally proyecred lug having parallel sides and pivots prO ected upfrom such end, one at each side of the lug,v

a collapsible net frame having its free ends jonrnaled on such pivots,one of such ends being held for vertical movement on its pivot, saidends having flat portions adapted. to engage the side faces of the saidlug when the said frame is extended, as and for the purposes described.

5. An improved landing net comprlsing a handle member having a centrallug having parallel vertical sides, and pivot pins, one at each side,one of such pins being extended vertically and having a removable nut orstop member, a collapsible or jointed net frame having its endsjonrnaled on the said pivots to swing horizontally on the handle andhaving straight portions adapted to engage the straight facesof thecenter lug when such frame is extended as and for the purposes setforth.

6. A landing net comprising a handle having a ferrule provided with acentral lock lug having parallel side faces and an angle like rear face,and pivots projectedupward one at each side of the lug, and acollapsible net frame having its ends pivoted onsuch pivots one of suchends held for vertical adjustment on its pivot, said ends havingstraight portions adapted to engage the parallel sides of the lug, andone of such sections engaging the angle face of the lug when the netframe is collapsed and swung rearward, all substantially asshown and forthe purposes described.

7. As an improvement in landing nets the combination with the handlehaving a ferrule member provided with a central longitudinally extendedlocking lug, and pivot pins projected up one at each side thereof, oneof such pins being extended vertically and provided with a removablecap,of the net frame formed of hinged sections arranged to close inward,the free ends thereof being jonrnaled on such pivot pins, all arrangedsubstantially as shown and described.

ALLAN HOLMES. Witnesses:

J. R. SINCLAIR,

Notary Public. HENRY ELDRIDGE,

Solicitor, Dunedin.

